ALL meanings of instigate
in·sti·gate
I i - noun instigate Bring about or initiate (an action or event). 1
- verb with object instigate to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel. 1
- verb with object instigate to urge, provoke, or incite to some action or course: to instigate the people to revolt. 1
- transitive verb instigate cause: sth 1
- transitive verb instigate incite, provoke: sb 1
- verb transitive instigate to urge on, spur on, or incite to some action, esp. to some evil 0
- verb transitive instigate to cause by inciting; foment 0
- verb instigate To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite. 0
- verb instigate Someone who instigates an event causes it to happen. 0
- verb instigate to bring about, as by incitement or urging 0
- verb instigate to urge on to some drastic or inadvisable action 0